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CVASU playing key role to boost country’s animal resources

Our Correspondent, Chittagong

Education and Commerce Adviser Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman here on Thursday said that Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) had been playing significant roles in boosting country's animal resources.

He also pledged all possible cooperation to the university authority for the quick implementation of the proposed different projects.

The Education Adviser was addressing a colloquium titled 'Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University: Evolution and Future Development Strategy' at the conference room of the university as chief guest. Vice-Chancellor of the university Professor Dr. Nitish Chandra Debnath presided over the meeting and was largely attended by teachers, staff and students of the university. Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University hosted the meeting to mark its 2nd founding anniversary.'

Earlier, Education Adviser Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman inaugurated the newly built Administrative, Academic, teachers' quarters and other newly built establishments.

The university, first of its kind in the country, has been made a full-fledged centre of excellence from a college on July 1, 2006. The government with a view to ensuring academic atmosphere of the university allocated Taka about 110 million to construct three academic buildings, an administrative building, residence of Vice-chancellor, extension of two dormitories and on-campus mosque, teachers' and staff quarters in 2006-2007 fiscal.

Quality education a must for sustainable development

BSS, Birampur

Speakers at a reception here said there is no alternative to ensuring quality education and acquiring proper knowledge for building a prosperous, developed and corruption-free nation.

The teachers and students have moral obligation and responsibility for maintaining congenial atmosphere and making educational institutions as centres for acquiring knowledge and excellence, they added. The teachers have more responsibility for reviving the past glory and reputation in educating the students with their sincere dedications with a view to flourishing their talents to make them worthy and patriotic citizens of the country, they said.

They said this while addressing the grand reception accorded to the brilliant students of the upazila who got GPA-5 in the last SSC examinations from different educational institutions at Birampur upazila parishad auditorium in Dinajpur recently.

NGO Coordination Forum organised the reception ceremony that was chaired by manager of World Vision, Birampur Unit Office Timothy Uzzal Kanti Sarker.

Birampur UNO Abu Taher Mohammad Masud Rana attended the ceremony as the chief guest while Mayor of Birampur Municipality Hossain Ali Sarker, senior officials Nokibul Hassan and Dr Emar Uddin were present as the special guests. Upazila Muktijoddha Commander Lutfar Rahman Shah, businessman Abdul Aziz Sarker, Morshed Manik and headmaster Abdul Wazed Mandal and guardian Aziz Reza, addressed, among others.

Teachers and students of different educational institutions, local elite, government officials, professionals and guardians of the students were present on the occasion.

The chief guest later distributed certificates and crests among 31 GPA-5 students including female students of the upazila and the reception was followed by a cultural function.

Sitakunda Poura polls: Shafiul elected mayor bagging 12,170 votes

A Correspondent, Sitakunda

Nayek (Retd) Shafiul Alam got a massive win in Sitakunda Pourashabha election held on August 4 last. He bagged 12,170 votes against his nearest contestant (the present incumbent) Alhaj Abul Kalam Azad who received 4,213 votes.

Shafi got the maximum votes in each of the 13 poll centers under Sitakunda Poura area. The pourashabha election was held in a very peaceful and disciplined environment. Spontaneous participation of the voters was observed in every poll center. Out of 25,171 voters 21,287 voters gave their votes to their chosen candidates. No complaint of manipulation or even clashes were heard. The attendance of the voters in the minority area was also satisfactory.

Strict security measures were taken. Adequate number of members of the law enforcing agencies were deployed around each poll centre.

The Sitkunda Pourashabha Election '08 is marked by the victory of a number of new faces for the post of councilors. Out of 9 wards , in 8 wards the new faces won their victory, while Md Jamal Uddin is the only candidate who continued his winning race. Of the three reserved seats for the women candidates Mrs Masuda Begum was reelected in ward no. 3 (Ward Nos 7, 8, 9).

Result of the mayor candidates

Names Symbol Received votes

Nayek(Retd)

Shafiul Alam Umbrella 12170

Md Abul Kalam

Azad Wall 4213

ATM Saifuddin Clock

Shahin Wheel 2592 Md. Nurun

Nabi Bhuiyan Pineapple 1316 Md Nizam Uddin Chair 293

List of the elected women candidates

The elected candidates for the reserved seats for women are in Ward Nos. 1,2,3-Anwara Begum (Candle), In Ward Nos. 4,5,6-Zakera Begum(candle), and in Ward nos. 7,8,9 -Mrs. Masuda Begum(Aeroplane).

List of the elected councilors

The elected candidates for the post of councilors are in ward No. 1 Md Selim Uddin (Cock), in Ward no 2-Md Zainal Abedin (Fish), in Ward No. 3 AKM Shamsuddin Azad (Fish), in Ward No.4 Haradhon Chy (Elephant), in Ward No 5 Md Shafiul Alam Chy Murad (Fish), in Ward No. 6 Md Zahurul Alam (Fish), in Ward No. 7 Md Zamal Uddin (Television), in Ward No. 8 Rafiqul Alam (Football), in Ward No. 9- Zulfikar Ali (Fish).

AL leaders want execution of court verdict in Bangabandhu Murder Case

BSS, Chittagong

Leaders of Bangladesh Awami League, Chittagong south district unit on Tuesday called for immediate execution of the court verdict on the Bangabandhu Murder Case.

At a discussion marking the National Mourning Day, they said the verdict must be executed in this soil for the sake of establishing rule of law in the country. Vice-President of the unit Abu Saleh was in the chair while AL Presidium Member Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser was the chief guest on the occasion, held at Chittagong Press Club auditorium.

Unit's Vice-president SM Abul Kalam, General Secretary Moslem Uddin Ahmed and other party leaders including Advocate Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury, Ataul Haq, Motaharul Islam Chowdhury, Nazrul Islam and Wahiduzzaman Chowdhury took part in the discussion.

Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser said execution of the court verdict against the killers of Bangladesh's Founding Father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was now a demand of the entire nation, not Awami League alone.

He said the national election should be held before the upazila polls and Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should be released permanently in the greater interest of a congenial atmosphere for transition to democracy. "The vested quarters are out with conspiracy against the party and I call upon the leaders and workers at all levels to remain united and alert," he said.

WASA plans Tk 81.21cr water supply in Narayanganj

BSS, Narayanganj

Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has undertaken a Taka 81.21 crore plan to supply safe drinking water to the dwellers of Narayanganj replacing the existing water supply machineries and setting up of new deep tube-wells during the current fiscal year.

According to Narayanganj maintenance, operation and distribution services (MODS) of WASA, of the total amount WASA will provide 12.5 per cent while the rest of the amount would be utilised from the annual development programmes (ADP).

Under the programme, 12 new deep tube-wells will be set up at different places of the town and 5 old deep tube-wells would be replaced by new ones.

Water treatment plants at Godnyle and Sonakanda would be modernized to improve the production capacity. The existing 35 kilometer long old water pipe line would also be replaced.

At present six crore liters of water is being supplied daily through 41 kilometer long water distribution pipe line covering Narayanganj pourasabha, Kadamrasul pourasabha under Bandar upazila, Siddhirganj pourasabha, and Fatullah union with 12,000 water connections. When contacted, executive engineer of WASA Ashim Kumar Ghosh told BSS that after completion of the project additional six crore liters of safe drinking water would be supplied.

National Mourning Day observed at Rupganj

A Correspondent, Rupganj

The National Mourning Day was observed on 15th August in Rupganj in Narayanganj at state level. Awami League and its front organisations observed the month of mourning by holding various programmes.

The national flag was hoisted half mast. On the occasion, a discussion meeting was held at Mazina Para Govt Primary School premises with Chairman of Kaitpara union in the chair.

A.K.M Safiullah (Rtd) Army chief, AL leaders Anwar Hossain Mollah, Arafat Ali, Majira Alam Tutul, Sazzad Hossain Juhin, Giasuddin Babul, student league leaders Tanvir Alam Faysal, Iqbal Mahmud Tuku, among others addressed the meeting. Later they offered Fateha and distributed food among the destitute. Besides, special prayer was also offered for the salvation of the departed ouls of those who were killed along with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975.

Truck helper killed in Naogaon road mishap in

UNB, Naogaon

A truck helper was killed as a fertilizer laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Enyetpur in sadar upazila Wednesday.

The dead was identified a Sajjad Hossain, 28, of Mongolpur village of the uapzila.

Police and local people said as the driver of the truck lost control over the steering it fell into the ditch, killing helper Sajjad on the spot. The body was sent to hospital morgue for autopsy and a case was filed.

Octogenarian killed in Jamalpur road accident

BSS, Jamalpur

An octogenarian was killed in a road accident at Taliapara area on Bakshiganj-Sanandabari road under Bakshiganj upazila on Wednesday afternoon.

The dead was identified as Bhulu Hawlader, 80, of Bashtoli village under Dewanganj upazila in the district. Police said Bhulu Hawlader was hit by a speeding motorcycle at Teliapara spot of the road.

Police seized the motorcycle but the rider managed to escape the scene soon after the accident. The body was sent to Jamalpur General Hospital morgue for autopsy.

2 children drowned in Fulbari

BSS, Fulbari

Two minor boys were drowned in a pond in the frontier village of Chhit Dashiar Chhara under Fulbari Upazila in Kurigram district on Monday, sources said. The sources said one Bayezid Mian, 5, son of Zobed Ali and his friend Masud, 5, son of Mostafa of the village were drowned in a pond while playing there beyond the knowledge of their parents and neighbours.

At one stage, floating body of Bayezid was found in the pond when the villagers started searching for another missing boy Masud. Later, the villagers also discovered body of Masud from the same pond water in the afternoon.

The tragic deaths have shocked the local villagers and police urged the common people to take special care of their minor babies at this period of the year when seasonal rain water is available all around, the sources said.

MPO of nine schools cancelled in Jamalpur

BSS, Jamalpur

Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has stopped the monthly payment order (MPO) of nine schools for their failure in making satisfactory result in secondary school certificate (SSC) examination.

The Directorate took punitive measure as the rate of passage of students in the schools is very low in the SSC examination in the year 2007 and 2008. A letter regarding stopping of MPO of nine schools from June 17 was sent to Agrani Bank, Jamalpur regional office.

The schools are Zarina Yar Uddin Girls School in Jamalpur Sadar, Baluata MA Rashid Girls School in Melandah, Barrister Abdus Salam Talukder High School in Sarishabari, Jharkata Girls School in Maderganj Hargila High School, Sapdhari High School, Belgasa Girls High School, No-4 Char High School and Dengar Gar Bazlul Haq High School in Islampur upazila.

Woman held with phensidyl in Thakurgaon

BSS, Thakurgaon

A task force team comprising the District Narcotics Control Department (DNCD) and Police seized 27 bottles Phensidyl and arrested a female drug trafficker from Maligaon village in Sadar Upazila here on Thursday.

Police sources said the task force team led by executive magistrate Rezaul Bari raided the house of one drug trafficker Ashraful Islam in the village and seized the contraband phensidyl from the kitchen.

The team arrested Lailey Begum, 35, wife of Ashraful Islam though Ashraful managed to escape the scene sensing presence of the task force team.

A case was filed in this connection against the drug trafficker couple with Thakurgaon Sadar Thana, the sources said.

One held for torturing wife in Mymensingh

BSS, Mymensingh

One person was arrested for repressing his wife for dowry at Dhubaura upazila in the district on Wednesday.

The arrested person was identified as Shanchoy Sarder, upazila coordinator of Centre for Integrated Social Development, a non-government organisation.

His wife Toma Das made allegation to the Dhubaura thana police that her husband Shanchoy Sarder beat her mercilessly for dowry and as a result four of her teeth broke. Police arrested Shanchoy Sarder and sent him to jail hajat. A case was filed against him under the Women Repression Prevention Act.

News briefs

Trawlers looted

BARGUNA, Aug 21: Pirates looted nine trawlers and also abducted nine fishermen from the Bay near Laldiar char here on Tuesday midnight. Fellow fishermen, who returned from the Bay, said that the bandits swooped on the nine trawlers when fishermen were fishing in the Bay and looted valuables, including fish, nets and fuel oil, worth Tk 5 lakh. Before leaving the place, they also kidnapped one fisherman from each trawler demanding Tk 6 lakh ransom, reports UNB.

Arms and ammunition recovered in Benapole

BENAPOLE (JESSORE), Aug 21: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members recovered some arms and ammunition from a house at Boro Achra village here on Wednesday. Acting on secret information, a RAB team raided the house of Israil Sarder of the village and recovered one pistol, one revolver and one round of bullet in abandoned condition. None was arrested in this connection. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Fertilizer seized

in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Aug 21: Police seized 1,327 sacks of fertilizer from a rice mill godown in Mahadevpur upazila and also arrested a man in this connection on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, Detective Branch Police and Mahadevpur thana police raided the godown of Monira Auto Auto Rice Mill in the evening and seized 498 sacks of DAP, 480 sacks of MOP, 247 sacks of PSP and 102 sacks of TSP fertilizer worth about Tk 50 lakh. Police also arrested manager of the rice mill Belal Hossain in this connection. Mill owner Abul Kalam Azad went into hiding, reports UNB.

Boy drowned in Sylhet

SYLHET, Aug 21: A minor boy drowned in a pond at Madarkhal village in Jokiganj upazila Tuesday. The dead was identified as Ashraf, 7, son of Faruq Ahmed of Lamar village in the upazila. Family sources said, Ashraf came to his aunt's house at Madarkhal village few days back and drowned in a pond in the morning. Later, local people recovered his floating body from the pond, reports UNB.

Septuagenarian killed in road mishap

BARISAL, Aus 21: A septuagenarian man was crushed under the wheels of a bus at Laxmipasa on Barisal-Patuakhali highway in Bakerganj upazila here Tuesday. The victim was identified as Abul Hawlader, 70. Witnesses said when the old man was crossing the road near Laxmipasa Bazaar the speedy bus of Mian Paribahon ran over him, reports UNB.